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09-19-2004, 11:22 PM
The Football League is in initial discussions about introducing sin bins.
Officials have held talks with the Football Association and if the proposal is passed it could be brought in on a trial basis.
Football League head of communications John Nagle told BBC Sport: "We have had initial talks with the FA.
"It's too early to talk about the mechanics and we haven't even discussed how it would work but it would be fair to say we are quite keen on the idea."
Sin bins are used in both rugby union and rugby league as well as ice hockey, with players forced to sit on the sidelines for set periods before being allowed to rejoin the action.
The league want to give referees an alternative to issuing a red card, the number of which which has been increasing steadily in recent seasons.
The Football League initiated the talks but stressed that the discussions are still at an early stage.
Nagle added: "We would need to make a submission to the FA international board and get approval before we introduced it into any Football League competitions."
In the past the Football League has used the LDV Vans Trophy to test the waters before introducing new rules in their other competitions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3670520.stm
Officials have held talks with the Football Association and if the proposal is passed it could be brought in on a trial basis.
Football League head of communications John Nagle told BBC Sport: "We have had initial talks with the FA.
"It's too early to talk about the mechanics and we haven't even discussed how it would work but it would be fair to say we are quite keen on the idea."
Sin bins are used in both rugby union and rugby league as well as ice hockey, with players forced to sit on the sidelines for set periods before being allowed to rejoin the action.
The league want to give referees an alternative to issuing a red card, the number of which which has been increasing steadily in recent seasons.
The Football League initiated the talks but stressed that the discussions are still at an early stage.
Nagle added: "We would need to make a submission to the FA international board and get approval before we introduced it into any Football League competitions."
In the past the Football League has used the LDV Vans Trophy to test the waters before introducing new rules in their other competitions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3670520.stm